If you would profess to be a Christian, yet have no conviction of an actual belief in, or telling your kids, or someone else’s kids, that “santa claus” brings the gifts under the tree, or merely fictitiously alluding it to someone or something other than Christ the Lord, you are probably more pagan at heart than you realize.

Christian households need to uphold the miraculous incarnation of God more than to Him just coming as a baby in a manger. In this regard, there is no significance of an opinion without Biblical conviction and application to the life you live behind closed doors. Merely “celebrating Christ once a year” just to be in on the festivities is absurd. And with that, I would assert that there is no genuine submission to Christ in one’s life outside of this tradition, nor is Christ pleased with one’s desire of “niceness” towards someone else, in regards to it.

LET ME REITERATE:

The 21st Century “Christmas” tradition isn’t pagan because of a cute decorated tree (see Jeremiah 10 for context), but I would submit has paganistic roots within the heart, having to do more so with the issue of deadness in sin when it comes side-lining the:

1. Traditional (Biblical) meaning — the wonder of God becoming man and dwelling amongst us to save His own people from their sin, being the actual reasons as to why a Gift was given to the world in the first place.

To now, the refusal to side-line:

2. Traditional (21st Century) meaning– obsession of consumerism and people pleasing, being an oxymoron to point 1.

To participate in, or invite yourself merely once a year, to yearly events or services that have an original tradition of Christianity such as Christimas or Easter, being specifically the Wonder God in Christ, yet not hold to the reasons Christians gather together each Lord’s Day, at bare minimum mirrors a pagan dichotomy embedded in the significance of self and people pleasing!

Maybe it isn’t out-rightly noted as paganism, but there are indeed ramifications that would allude to an arrogant and negligent heart posture. Namely, one who outwardly, vocally, and loudly “labels themselves a Christian” along with their skewed view (I dare not mention..) of “free” will, clearly doing what the nature of the will outside of Christ does best- cries, kicks, and screams “ME, MYSELF and I”.

This is what the Christmas tradition has become, and I won’t act like I am okay going along with the fad. This doesn’t directly relate to Christians, but indirectly as it is possible that some have gotten caught up in this 21st century mentality, whom I would in brotherly love, call to examine themselves in this regard, but mainly to those who would make such a claim, yet have no inward Biblical reality of the Gospel of Christ, nor of the Biblical reality for His coming!

Lastly, I would ask us all to examine our hearts by asking ourselves and truthfully answering these questions,

1. During Christmas, where is Christ’s seat in my home and family?

2. During Christmas, am I seeking to glorify Christ as Christians do each Lord’s Day, or are my outward danties merely like that of a paganistic  American Christianity?

                        “Peace if possible, truth at all costs”

                                          – Martin Luther.                                         

                                         

                                          SOLI DEO GLORIA

Reference Scriptures:

Isaiah 9

Matthew 1:21,

Luke 2

John 1

1 Corinthians 15

2 Corinthians 5:12-21

2 Corinthians 4:3-6

James 2:14-26, 4:4

1 John 2:16-17